Sunday, April 24, 2011

Pickup vs SUV



Thursday around 10:35 a.m. a Toyota Tundra pickup traveling south  struck a Jeep Grand Cherokee crossing from Shell Lane to Main St.  The Grand Cherokee ended up on its roof and the Toyota struck a utility pole after striking the Jeep. Both of the male drivers, traveling alone, were able to get out of their vehicles on their own and were conscious and alert. They were treated on scene and transported to the hospital by Fire Rescue with only minor injuries. Police were on scene to investigate the crash and stand by for the utility company to assess the damage to the utility pole.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Car vs tree


A single vehicle crash sent the female driver of a Toyota Camry sedan to the hospital by ambulance with minor injuries. The Toyota went off the road and struck a tree head on. Police are investigating

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Toyota vs Honda


Wednesday morning a Toyota Camry hit a Honda CR-V, sending the Toyota into a tree. The female driver of the Toyota was treated at the scene and then transported to the Hospital by Fire Rescue with minor injuries. The male driver of the Honda declined treatment.
The  olice Department is investigating.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Three-vehicle crash


Police are investigating this three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon. A Cadillac STS, Nissan Altima and Toyota Camry collided on Route 431 by the Mobil station. One person was taken to the Hospital, four others were treated and released at the scene. Traffic was jammed until the scene was cleared.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

A mother and young child luckily escaped serious injury after their vehicle rolled over. The crash happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. . The Dodge Neon sedan ended up on its roof. Police are investigating.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Head-on crash sends two to hospital

A head-on crash late Sunday afternoon sent two people to the Hospital. A Honda Civic and a Toyota Corolla collided by the Transfer Station. Despite the damage both drivers were out and walking around when rescuers arrived. The impact nearly folded the Corolla in half. Luckily there was no passenger in the Corolla. Police are investigating the crash and charges may be pending against one of the drivers. Trafffic was cut down to one lane causing significant delays for holiday weekend travelers for a few hours.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Three-vehicle crash

Police are investigating this three vehicle crash. Sometime before 11 a.m.
a BMW sedan, Nissan Frontier pickup and small station wagon collided at the intersection of Strawberry Lane and Pine Road.
At least two of the drivers were taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Traffic was delayed until the wreckage was removed.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Two-vehicle crash

 At about 4:15 p.m. Friday there was a two vehicle crash on Main Street and Jonas Lane. A Jeep Warangler heading east on Main St. collided with a Ford Escape turning onto Jonas Lane. The driver of the Jeep was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. The occupants of the the Ford declined medical treatment. Police are investigating the crash.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Students escape injury after car strikes school van

Four students and their driver escaped injury after the school van they were riding in was struck by a car pulling into Route 66. The crash happened on Route 66 as a Lincoln MKS sedan was pulling out of the  Post Office shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday evening. The Lincoln struck the Ford van carrying members of the High School golf team. Despite a blown tire the driver was able to safely stop the van just up the road. The driver of the car also escaped injury. Police are investigating the crash.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Car vs DPW truck sends three to hospital

At about 10 a.m. Tuesday a Pontiac Grand Prix collided with a DPW truck at the corner of Regions Lane and Margarita Avenue. Fire Rescue transported three people to the hospital with unknown injuries. There was also a fuel spill, which was mitigated by the Fire Dept.

One to hospital after highway crash


Around 11 a.m. Tuesday there was a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 66 and Mars Lane in. A Mercury Grand Marquis struck a Pontiac Vibe. One person was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Several injured in dramatic crash


Several people were injured in a dramatic crash Monday afternoon. A GMC Envoy apparently broadsided a Chevy van at the intersection of John:s Lane and Old Straw Road. The impact rolled the van on its side and it came to rest against a utility pole. Three ambulances along with one from Fire rescue transported the victims to the Hospital. None of the injuries appeared serious. Police are investigating the crash.

Two-car collision sends one to hospital


The female driver of the Honda, traveling alone, was transported to the Hospital by fire rescue with unknown injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
The Ford driver, also traveling alone, refused treatment.
Traffic  was reduced to one lane until the scene was cleared.

The circumstances of the collision are not known at this time. The Police Department is conducting an investigation.
 A Honda CR-V collided with a Ford Escape around 12:20 p.m. Friday.

Car hits "fisherman" statue, then crashes into tree


 






A"fisherman" statue that had been outside the Sports Port on West Main Street for some 60 years was destroyed after being struck by a car. The Volvo sedan continued on striking a tree.
The driver was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Rear-end collision on Bridge


Westbound traffic was able to keep moving in the left lane past the crash.
Three people were transported to the hospital after a Nissan Pathfinder rear-ended a Dodge Caravan in the westbound lane of the  Bridge around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.  Bridge around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.  Bridge around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.  Bridge around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Around 8:35 a.m. Tuesday a two-vehicle crash on Barn Road at Poiter Lane sent one driver to the Hospital.
A Kia Spectra sedan traveling east on Barn Rd crossed the centerline and crashed into a westbound Ford heavy-duty landscape truck. Both vehicles were forced out of control but both came to rest with out hitting anything else.
The female driver of the Kia was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital by Fire Rescue with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The driver and crew of the landscape truck were uninjured.
Police were investigating the crash and Fire Rescue and the DPW remained on scene for about an hour because of fluid spills and the need of a heavy wrecker to remove the truck and trailer.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Car vs pole

A single vehicle crash resulted in a scary ride for an elderly female operator. Her Honda Accord sedan was north bound when it struck a utility pole just north of Old Barn Road. According to witnesses driving south bound, the Honda side swiped the pole and spun fully around twice in the roadway ending up in the driveway of a car sales lot.
The driver was very fortunate and was able to refuse treatment or transport after being examined by fire Rescue. Police were on scene clearing glass from the roadway and investigating the crash

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Around 1:30 a.m. Saturday a State Trooper attempted to pull over a Mitsubishi Eclipse coupe  for a motor vehicle infraction.
The driver of the sedan failed to stop and attempted to elude the trooper by heading east on Route 928.
The vehicle left the road at the intersection of Old Main, Main Street and Center Street, traveled across a grassy area narrowly missing several oak trees and ended up deeply mired in a swamp.

Firefighters extricated the driver and passenger and brought them out of the swamp uninjured. Police took the two male occupants of the vehicle into custody. After a State Police investigator documented the scene, the vehicle was pulled from the swamp and loaded on a flatbed wrecker.
A two-vehicle crash left one driver in custody. A Honda Accord rear-ended a Saturn sedan on Route 6 near Long Road about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday evening. Neither the Accord driver nor the three people in the Saturn were injured.
Police arrested the Accord driver charging her with operating under the influence of liquor, operating negligently, failing to use care stopping/starting and open container of alcohol. Her vehicle had to be towed from the scene.  The crash caused minor delays for motorists.

Sunday, November 7, 2010


A two-vehicle crash in the area of  Meetinghouse Road sent two operators to the Hospital. A Honda Civic appeared to have rounded a corner on the wrong side of Meetinghouse Road and crashed head on into a Police cruiser.
Both the driver of the Honda, and the officer were treated and transported to the hospital by Fire Rescue ambulances with minor injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation but the driver of the Civic reportedly admitted fault and was cited.